Can we realistically cool data centers using the resources already available to us?

Cooling systems are trying to use less water. Electrolytic descaling could be the answer

There won’t be room for AI in the existing data center metro hubs. So AQ Compute is standing by to plumb it into a hydro-powered facility in Norway

All too often, utility grids can’t provide power when you need it. Data centers are increasingly looking at alternatives

We have heard how great hydrogen will be as an energy source. But how do you get it?

Taking carbon out of the atmosphere sounds like a brilliant idea. Why is it controversial?

We have spent years looking at cooling systems. Now it’s time to make more efficient code

Microsoft has signed a PPA for fusion power. Is this a serious proposition?

As more operators adopt HVO, are the supply chains ready?

We’ve heard talk of nuclear-powered facilities for some years. Could the time have arrived?

The local power landscape can give you autonomy, save money, and maybe provide you with better backup

QTS on how to deploy data centers for hyperscalers in a grid-constrained world

A PPA primer for data center companies

How will the data center industry handle the European tsunami?

We talk to Alan Howard of analyst firm Omdia and Compass Data Centers' Tony Grayson about SMRs

Can you reach net-zero while helping to provide clean power where the world needs it most? We kick the tires on a new kind of REC

Wind turbines are getting larger, but so are the challenges of deploying them

Fourteen years after apparent proof that warmer is better, colocation companies are still struggling to turn their cooling systems down

Dealing with the hidden problems of dielectrics

A huge year for the sector, and an even bigger year for DCD

Nautilus is ready to move from bold claims to a shippable product

On-site solar and wind are growing, but can cell sites ever be independent of the grid at scale?

Vast improvements in data center power use are to be celebrated, but not expected

Here’s how to get reliable energy data - and why we badly need it

It’s said that snow gives you two options: shovel or make snow angels. Now you have a third choice: cool your data center

Organizations deciding whether to run a data center or move to the cloud should do some carbon accounting

Ireland was all set to be a major hub. Then data center power demands came up against the limitations of the grid

Projects in the US and China have shown that data centers underwater could be more efficient than those on land. But how do you build them?